Fox News host apologizes in face of Canadian outrage

Source: CTV.ca News Staff

The host of a Fox News program has apologized for a segment on the Canadian military that Defence Minister Peter MacKay called "disgusting" and "crass."

A group of pundits on "Red Eye with Greg Gutfeld," which airs weekdays at 3 a.m. on Fox News, each took turns trashing Canada and its military during an episode that aired on March 17.

Gutfeld mocked Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, chief of land staff, who suggested in early March that the military may need a year-long break in operations due to personnel and equipment shortages.

Norquay said he hopes Canadians who subscribe to Fox News will cancel those subscriptions and that Canadian advertisers will cancel their business with the network.



Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20090323/military_comments_090323/20090323?hub=TopStories

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MacKay is a bit dissed off because he didn't become the head of NATO. This seems like a god sent for the neo-cons in Ottawa. They will now wrap themselves in the flag.
Seems like the opposition realises this.

:mad:

K&R

They will go politely postal on your ass.

Panelist Doug Benson, a comedian, replied: "I didn't even know they were in the war. I thought that's where you go when you don't want to fight. Go chill in Canada."

Benson was due to perform at an Edmonton comedy club in April, but that gig has been cancelled after threats were received about his performance.

"Sorry Canada. I love you! (Really.)"

http://twitter.com/DougBenson

Ptoooey on republicon chickenhawkery...

And they have taken a lot of casualties in Afghanistan.

I have watched it since it started from time to time just to see if it got any better but it hasn't. This stinks of a PR stunt to draw attention.

Another DU'er commented once that he knew the host from the DU'ers bartending days. Didn't know the guy was that political but he could just be making a check...it sure looks like it.

Bad TV. Awkward at best and chippy no-ones making crude downstream versions of Fox News misinformation and distortion for the bleary eyed drunk crowd to soak up before they go off to sleep.

That is LBN!

The good old Republican stand-by: The non-apology apology.

They claimed that anyone who was offended just didn't understaaaaaaaaaaand them. Fuck that; anyone who pulls the "I didn't know Canada had troops in Afghanistan" line after seven years needs to spend a few years there.

people in Ontario were already governed by a neocon (Mike Harris in 1995) and they so don't want to go there again. You are right they are trying to wrap themselves in the flag.

Just another Fox phoney who hates the troops.

Source: The Guardian UK

Greg Gutfeld, host of the Fox News programme Red Eye, has apologised to Canada for comments that were made about the country's military during a show on 17 March.

On one segment of the show, a panel talked about Canadian lieutenant general Andrew Leslie's assertion that the military would need a one-year break from fighting in Afghanistan after Canada's commitment ends in 2011.

Gutfield laughed at Leslie's suggestion saying: "The Canadian military wants to take a breather to do some yoga, paint landscapes, run on the beach in gorgeous white capri pants." "Isn't this the perfect time to invade this ridiculous country? They have no army," he added


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/deadlineusa/2009/mar/23/fox-news-apologises-canada-military-afghanistan

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Fox called out for being idiots once again.

that it was supposed to be a comedy show. Right wing humor sucks, because hate based humor isn't funny.

That's the problem

It's why Dennis Miller laughs at his own jokes -- cuz almost no one else does.

To be fair, he's always been the only one laughing at them

He is virtually dead in Canadian stand up
comedy circles which is no small matter
given that Canada supports so many comics
in their early careers.

Greg Gutfeld is now a comedy club leper.

BTW why do so many arrogant right wing pricks
have German names?

In a statement issued to Fox News today, Gutfeld said his comments "may have been misunderstood" and that
he didn't intend to disrespect "the brave men, women and families of the Canadian military".

Botany

May have been misunderstood??????. It was NO fun about what he say and what he acted on.. He showed more than just disrespect for the more than 100 canadian who died in a war the US instigated in Afghanistan... This is just arrogant dick with from this man...

And I am insulted, and are not even an canadian...

Diclotican

And broadcasting the results?

There's something unseemly about it. Almost like making fun of a mentally retarded child.

... and very few people around here viewed it as "unseemly" to be
making fun of that particular mentally retarded child of a very rich
and powerful family ...

116 Canadian soldiers have been killed, fighting alongside US forces, in Afghanistan.

Either Gutfeld is too stupid to know this or he is deliberately maligning our ally in Afghanistan.
Either way, he is unqualified to offer an opinion.

He should resign in disgrace and apologize, in person, to the families of the fallen Canadian soldiers.
Of course, being a right-winger, he doesn't have the guts to do either.

Liberal humor speaks truth to power.

Conservative "humor" ridicules the powerless.

If you want to make fun of the Canadian military, you CAN do it without denigrating their brave service.

He could have said something like, "The Canadians have been a great help in The War Against Terror. They're truly a force to be reckoned with, and the insurgents quake in terror when they hear the dogsleds topping the next sand dune."

CHIMO wrote:


That's exactly right. Don Cherry, on CBC's Hockey Night in Canada, has become more jingoistic and nationalistic than a NASCAR pre-race show. And I like Don Cherry.



or the Super Bowl: